October 31, 2013

NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman is no stranger to speed and
powerful vehicles. But sometimes leaving the track brings a little extra
thrill. Kligerman and Kyle Busch Motorsports plunged into the rally racing
world to transform the 2013 Camry SE into the “CamRally” for the Toyota Dream
Build Challenge.

Natural sources including potatoes help to create new
award-winning product

A new biodegradable and recyclable form of medium density
fibreboard (MDF) has been created that could dramatically reduce the problem of
future waste. Today (31 October), Professor Andrew Abbott is awarded the Royal
Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation 2013 that will help him make the
critical step from prototype to product.

* Modified Botox could be used for the treatment of chronic
pain and epilepsy

* A single injection could relieve pain for months

* The research could improve the quality of life for people
who suffer from chronic pain conditions

Scientists have manufactured a new bio-therapeutic molecule
that could be used to treat neurological disorders such as chronic pain and
epilepsy.

A team of 22 scientists from 11 research institutes led by
Professor Bazbek Davletov, now at the University of Sheffield, created and
characterised a new molecule that was able to alleviate hypersensitivity to
inflammatory pain.

UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researchers have
developed and patented a new source of light emitter based on boron nitride
nanotubes and suitable for developing high-efficiency optoelectronic devices.

Scientists are usually after defect-free nano-structures.
Yet in this case the UPV/EHU researcher Angel Rubio and his collaborators have
put the structural defects in boron nitride nanotubes to maximum use. The
outcome of his research is a new light-emitting source that can easily be
incorporated into current microelectronics technology. The research has also
resulted in a patent.

* The numbered limited edition of 500 cars in Europe, the
'Launch Edition', offers exclusive features such as carbon fibre trims or the
matt 'Carrara White' body colour

* Official ceremony for the first five customers coming from
Switzerland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy

* They were also given an exclusive driving experience with
Alfa Romeo test drivers to test the racing spirit of the new Alfa Romeo
supercar in its ideal environment: the track

* Guest of honour at the event was driver Nicola Larini, who
received a trophy for the 20th anniversary of the DTM victory behind the wheel
of the Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti

* The driver treated the five 4C 'Launch Edition' owners to
thrilling laps around the track

Today a ceremony was held at the Balocco (Vercelli, Italy)
Test Centre to memorialise the delivery of the first five Alfa Romeo 4C 'Launch
Edition' cars. This European numbered limited edition of 500 supercars marks
Alfa Romeo's comeback to the world of lightweight sports coupés.

October 30, 2013

With Daylight Saving Time ending this Sunday, many people
will drive in the dark more often. For those uneasy with night driving, the
2014 Chevrolet Impala can help brighten the task.

The enhanced visibility provided by Impala’s headlamps can
help drivers avoid crashes after dark, the riskiest time of day. According to a
study cited by the Federal Highway Administration, the risk of a fatality at
night among drivers not impaired by alcohol is more than two times higher than
in daytime due to less visibility.

A striking title ‘The first wearable computer EYETOP is
coming, are you ready?’ was showing on a giant screen in Times Square, New
York, which attracted a lot attentions from people passing by. Ji Dongxia, the
marketing director of Yunnan North OLIGHTEK Opto-Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.
(OLIGHTEK Corporation) , said that the wearable computer is one of the wearable
devices through integrating with computer monitors and intelligent computation
systems into a pair of glasses, and the users could surf the internet while
they are wearing them.

October 29, 2013

Mainz chemist Angelika Kühnle participates in cross-border
joint project in the field of information and communication technology

Professor Angelika Kühnle and her work group at the
Institute of Physical Chemistry at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)
are participating in a new EU project focusing on information and communication
technology. Over the next four years, a total of eight partners from six
European countries will be involved in the "Planar Atomic and Molecular
Scale Devices" (PAMS) project. The goal is to manufacture planar
electronic components to enable technological and scientific research to be
conducted at the atomic or sub-molecular level. Kühnle's work group will
receive some EUR 700,000 in funding under the 7th EU Research Framework
Program.

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that the
company’s T1100 laptop PC, first shipped in Europe in 1985, has received
certification as a major innovation under the IEEE Milestone Program. The T1100
was recognized for its invaluable contribution to the development of laptop PC.

The IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc., the world’s leading professional association for electrical
and electronics engineers, established the Milestones Program in 1983 in order
to recognize important historical achievements. Approximately 140 milestones
have been awarded worldwide. For Toshiba, this will be 2nd award since
Toshiba's JW-10 Japanese-language word processor also won recognition as an
IEEE Milestone in 2008.

Suzuki Motor Corporation will display the following exhibits
at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 (organizer: Japan Automobile Manufacturers
Association), which will be open to the public at the Tokyo Big Sight from
November 23 to December 1, 2013.

The Suzuki booth’s theme of the Tokyo Motor Show exhibits
is: “Let’s Create a Brand New Story”. Suzuki recognizes that the daily life of
each and every customer is a story, and by adding something to each of those
stories, our desire to create different, brand new stories together with our
customers, is put into the theme.

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will start
selling a solar LED lantern that doubles as a charger for people living in
areas without electricity. With a built-in rechargeable battery to store solar
energy during the day, the lantern provides light at night and can also be used
as a power source to charge small mobile devices, such as mobile phones. The
company plans to bring the lantern to regions without electricity, starting from
Asia and Africa in December this year. The functions of the BG-BL03 Solar LED
Lantern, such as 360-degree illumination and a charging time of approximately 6
hours*1, make it practical and convenient for everyday use in these areas.

Big-sensor compact combines D-SLR shooting style and
portable design – Serious photographers have a practical alternative to D-SLR
that matches the superior handling of top-flight cameras: the new Olympus
STYLUS 1 premium compact. Olympus engineers were determined the STYLUS 1 would
stand out for its excellent quality. Mission accomplished. Of course they
applied the same high standards to the compact design. The STYLUS 1 is a
genuinely portable, slim, ‘anytime anywhere’ camera with the manual controls,
eye-to-the-viewfinder stability and picture quality to satisfy the most
discerning photographers. Be they compact enthusiasts or D-SLR owners looking
for a more compact, second camera. A big 1/1.7-inch BSI CMOS sensor heads an
impressive list of credentials that includes a new and versatile, ultra-slim,
constant-aperture 1:2.8 10.7x (28-300mm*) high-power i.ZUIKO DIGITAL lens and a
highperformance TruePic VI image processor. A large-format, high-definition
electronic viewfinder, Fast AF and shoot-and-share WiFi round off a persuasive
semi-pro package. The STYLUS 1 is available in classic black for €599.99, from
late November 2013.

Gas and oil deposits in shale have no place to hide from an
Oak Ridge National Laboratory technique that provides an inside look at pores
and reveals structural information potentially vital to the nation’s energy
needs.

The research by scientists at the Department of Energy
laboratory could clear the path to the more efficient extraction of gas and oil
from shale, environmentally benign and efficient energy production from coal
and perhaps viable carbon dioxide sequestration technologies, according to Yuri
Melnichenko, an instrument scientist at ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor.

October 28, 2013

Dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, were once
thought to be passive wiring in the brain. But now researchers at UNC have
shown that dendrites actively process information, multiplying the brain’s
computing power. The finding could help researchers better understand
neurological disorders.

October 27, 2013

Growing partnerships abound in manufacturing, telecom,
agriculture, biotech, alternative energy and even in academia and the arts.

Earlier this year, actors and support crew took the 12-hour
flight from Beijing to Tel Aviv to make the first Chinese feature film in
Israel — a romantic comedy shot in locations including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and
the Dead Sea.

The Tourism Ministry, which facilitated the shoot, predicts
the number of Chinese tourists will reach a record 28,000 this year. But ties
between these two Asian countries — one with a population of eight million, the
other 1.3 billion – go way beyond tourism.

Israeli-Chinese partnerships in business, academia and
culture have rapidly grown since the countries established diplomatic relations
in 1992.

Scientists in China said they had designed a smart window
that can both save and generate energy. Existing smart windows are limited to
regulating light and heat from the sun but allow a lot of potential energy to
escape. The Chinese Academy of Sciences said it has developed a concept smart
window device for the simultaneous generation and saving of energy.

Scans have revealed “profound abnormalities” in the brain
activity of retired American football players, a study into the long-term risks
of the combative sport said.

Unusual activity in the frontal lobe, observed in former
National Football League (NFL) players as they carried out a cognitive test,
matched records for heavy blows they had received to the head while on the
field.

In recent years, with the increased proliferation of
electric and hybrid vehicles comes a demand for 100V AC outlets for powering
consumer electronics/appliances and to act as an emergency power source. With a
guaranteed operating range up to 105C, the BD9582F-M is the industry's first*1
leakage detection IC specifically designed for AC outlets in automotive systems
(i.e. AC inverters). In addition, ultra-low current operation reduces battery
consumption considerably.

October 26, 2013

Group of researchers at the University of
Electro-Communication, Koike Laboratory has developed a unique interactive
water surface display which allows users to touch the surface of cloudy water
as if it were a screen. The projector system makes use of commercial bath salts
in water to create a touchable, splashable, liquid surface for digital
interactive bathing.

Volkswagen XL1 hybrid car, the world's first 1-liter
vehicle, made its debut in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2013. The
vehicle, dubbed "the world's most efficient car," consumes only 0.9
liter of fuel when traveling 100 kilometers. It's said that only 250 units will
be produced for sale across the world. (Xinhua/Photo)

Aluminium components make vehicles lighter, which reduces
fuel consumption. If a Norwegian project is successful, manufacturing them will
soon also be less energy-intensive.

Several years ago, aluminium components started to be used
in larger private car designs. Now they are beginning to appear in smaller cars
as well.

Parts for suspension systems are among the more important
automotive applications for aluminium. Today, many of these parts are kneaded
into shape by means of forging in order to give them the required mechanical
properties, a sure way to turn up the “energy taximeter”.

Biology moves into the third dimension, may help observe how
a brain develops and viruses attack

Researchers at NIH have developed two new microscopes, both
the first of their kind. The first captures small, fast moving organisms at an
unprecedented rate and the second displays large cell samples in three
dimensions while decreasing the amount of harmful light exposure to the cells.
Both microscopes surpass in clarity any other currently on the market.

The beating of flagella is one of the basic principles of
movement in the cellular cosmos. However, up to now, scientists were unsure as
to how the movements of several of these small cellular appendages are
synchronised. Dresden-based researchers from the Max Planck Institute of
Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and the MPI for the Physics of Complex
Systems have now succeeded in demonstrating how the green alga Chlamydomonas
synchronises the movements of its two flagella using a resourceful rocking movement.
To do this, the researchers started by developing a theoretical model which
they were then able to substantiate in experiments with the microscopic
breaststroke swimmers: when the two flagella lose their rhythm, the cell begins
to rock. This causes the swimming movements to slow down or accelerate. The
resulting synchronisation mechanism is based solely on the coupling of the two
movements of the body and the flagella; no special sensors or chemical signals
are needed.

Did you know that crystals form the basis for the
penetrating icy blue glare of car headlights and could be fundamental to the
future in solar energy technology?

Crystals are at the heart of diodes. Not the kind you might
find in quartz, formed naturally, but manufactured to form alloys, such as
indium gallium nitride or InGaN. This alloy forms the light emitting region of
LEDs, for illumination in the visible range, and of laser diodes (LDs), in the
blue-UV range.

Pocono Raceway announced its IndyCar Series event will be
called the Pocono INDYCAR 500 fueled by Sunoco, and add 100 miles (50 laps) to
the series’ return to the “Tricky Triangle.”

“I’m very excited about these changes for 2014,” said
Brandon Igdalsky, Pocono Raceway President and CEO. “After last year’s IndyCar
Series race, droves of open-wheel fans immediately took to our social media
channels, sent emails, called us to let us know they wanted more.

Over 120 classic and vintage vehicles assembled at HMAS
Albatross on 19 October prior to setting off on the Centenary of Canberra Car
Rally.

Event registrations were held at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
from 7am which provided plenty of opportunity for car owners to show off their
vehicles and car enthusiasts to admire the automobiles on display.

The emphasis of the rally was on having fun and enjoying the
excitement and elegance of the automobile. Particularly popular were the AC
Cobras which were out in force, a classic Cadillac and some lovingly maintained
VW Kombis and Beetles.

Epson America today announced the newest addition to its
award winning portfolio of Signature Worthy® media. Engineered for the most
discerning professional photographers, artists, museums, and fine-art
reproduction houses, Epson Exhibition Watercolor Paper Textured is designed to
deliver a distinctive feel along with rich blacks, a wide color gamut and
smooth tonal gradations for the ultimate in quality, both visually and
tactility.

SaskTel launches 4G Push-to-Talk (4G PTT) service, the new
alternative for the current 10-4 service that operates on the CDMA
network. SaskTel selected Kodiak
Networks InstaPoC™ as the technology platform for its next generation of 4G
PTT. The new 4G PTT service will run over SaskTel's 4G network that covers more
than 98 per cent of Saskatchewan's population and connects to the national 4G
network.

"Working closely with Kodiak, we have developed an excellent
service for our 4G customers," said Jason Durant, SaskTel’s acting Chief
Marketing Officer, "We expect the transition to be smooth. We will waive any early device upgrade fees
for current 10-4 subscribers who are ready to upgrade to the new 4G Push-to-Talk
devices so they can continue to enjoy the benefits of push-to-talk."

October 25, 2013

Chevrolet today previewed several performance-oriented
concepts of some of the brand’s most popular passenger cars, including the
Sonic and all-new Impala. The cars will debut at the SEMA Show, Nov. 5-8, in
Las Vegas. It’s the world’s largest convention of automotive aftermarket parts
and accessories.

Chevrolet also showed a personalized version of the Malibu,
which features new and enhanced technologies for 2014 that improve efficiency
and personal connectivity. Stop/start engine technology contributes to
14-percent greater estimated city fuel economy (25 mpg), and new Siri with Eyes
Free Mode and Text-to-Voice features allow hands-free texting via the available
MyLink system.

This coming week, Land Rover will attempt to set the fastest
recorded time for a land vehicle crossing of the ‘Empty Quarter’ — one of the
harshest and most challenging desert environments on the planet — using a
standard production New Range Rover Sport.

Dramatic advances in the field of quantum dot light emitting
diodes (QD-LEDs) could come from recent work by the Nanotechnology and Advanced
Spectroscopy team at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Quantum dots are nano-sized semiconductor particles whose
emission color can be tuned by simply changing their dimensions. They feature
near-unity emission quantum yields and narrow emission bands, which result in
excellent color purity. The new research aims to improve QD-LEDs by using a new
generation of engineered quantum dots tailored specifically to have reduced
wasteful charge-carrier interactions that compete with the production of light.

October 24, 2013

Women are better than men at carrying out multiple tasks
according to new research from a team of psychologists including researchers
from the University of Hertfordshire.

Women can juggle different tasks at the same time, while men
find it difficult to do more than one thing at a time are commonly-held
beliefs. Despite these notions being widely believed, very little research has
even examined such notions. However, new research from the Universities of
Hertfordshire, Glasgow and Leeds just published in BMC Psychology provides
support for the proposal that women are better at multitasking.

For the first time ever, scientists have documented a
widespread extinction of bees that occurred 65 million years ago, concurrent
with the massive event that wiped out land dinosaurs and many flowering plants.
Their findings, published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, could shed light
on the current decline in bee species.

Lead author Sandra Rehan, an assistant professor of
biological sciences at UNH, worked with colleagues Michael Schwarz at
Australia’s Flinders University and Remko Leys at the South Australia Museum to
model a mass extinction in bee group Xylocopinae, or carpenter bees, at the end
of the Cretaceous and beginning of the Paleogene eras, known as the K-T
boundary.

Just 13 days in space may be enough to cause profound
changes in eye structure and gene expression, report researchers from Houston
Methodist, NASA Johnson Space Center, and two other institutions in the October
2013 issue of Gravitational and Space Research.

The study, which looked at how low gravity and radiation and
oxidative damage impacts mice, is the first to examine eye-related gene
expression and cell behavior after spaceflight.

Cosmochemists at the University of California, San Diego,
have solved a long standing mystery in the formation of the solar system:
Oxygen, the most abundant element in Earth’s crust, follows a strange,
anomalous pattern in the oldest, most pristine rocks, one that must result from
a different chemical process than the well-understood reactions that form
minerals containing oxygen on Earth.

Today the governors of eight states announced an ambitious
partnership to accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. Together,
the states will develop fueling infrastructure and EV-ready building codes,
purchase electric vehicles for state fleets, and expand incentives and public
education programs to dramatically increase number of plug-in electric and fuel
cell vehicles.

Researchers report that wood-biochar supercapacitors can
produce as much power as today’s activated-carbon supercapacitors at a fraction
of the cost – and with environmentally friendly byproducts.

The report appears in the journal Electrochimica Acta.

“Supercapacitors are power devices very similar to our
batteries,” said study leader Junhua Jiang, a senior research engineer at the
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at the University of Illinois. While
batteries rely on chemical reactions to produce sustained electrical energy,
supercapacitors collect charged ions on their electrodes (in this case, the
biochar), and quickly release those ions during discharge. This allows them to
supply energy in short, powerful bursts – during a camera flash, for example,
or in response to peak demand on the energy grid, Jiang said.

October 23, 2013

VOXX Accessories Corporation today announced the launch of
the SoundFlow™ Soundboard Portable Speaker.

The SoundFlow Soundboard instantly lets consumers enjoy
smartphone audio in a big way, requiring no wires, no pairing or connection. Just place any
smartphone on top of the Soundboard. SoundFlow wireless audio does the rest! The Soundboard supports virtually
all brands and models of today’s smartphones. In fact, almost any portable device with a
speaker works with a Soundboard. The Soundboard is available in 3 different colors: SP20WHBK
(white top, chrome trim and black bottom), SP20WDBK (woodgrain top, chrome trim and black bottom), and
SP20BKGR (matte black top, lime green trim and black bottom).

People use their GPS apps, cameras, and mobile internet to
navigate strange cities in search of good coffee, record "selfie"
commentary while they wait in line, and upload their videos directly to social
media sites while they sip their latte. But no amount of high-tech savvy can
save a well-loved device from dying when its battery is drained.

Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at
Austin may be former football rivals, but the Lone Star State's two research
giants have teamed up to detect the most distant spectroscopically confirmed
galaxy ever found -- one created within 700 million years after the Big Bang.

The research is published in the most recent edition of the
journal Nature.

It’s allergy season and for many people that means sneezing,
coughing, watery eyes and trouble breathing – there’s nothing worse. Much to
our dismay, the prevalence of allergic disorders, such as atopic dermatitis (a
skin inflammation brought on by allergies) has been steadily increasing in the
past decade for reasons not yet known.

Previously, it had been thought that atopy is caused by a
primary dysfunction of the immune system. Consequently, attempts were made to
treat the condition through various methods, all aimed at weakening the immune
system activity at the cost of often severe side effects such as an increase in
the presence of infectious complications.

However, in recent studies, immunological abnormalities have
been found to occur in allergic disorders as a result of a primary defect
residing within the skin barrier.

Three projects have been awarded funding by the National
Institutes of Health to develop innovative robots that work cooperatively with
people and adapt to changing environments to improve human capabilities and
enhance medical procedures. Funding for these projects totals approximately
$2.4 million over the next five years, subject to the availability of funds.

A genomic parasite may explain much of the differences
between humans and their closest evolutionary relatives, a new study finds.

The parasite, a sequence called L1, is much more active in
chimps and bonobos than in humans, according to the study, led by scientists at
the Salk Institute in La Jolla. They are part of a group of genetic elements
called transposons, or jumping genes.

Real-time monitoring of cancer cell processes could soon be
possible thanks to nanometric scale diamonds used as biosensors

Diamonds are sometimes considered as a girl’s best friend.
Now, this expression is about to have a new meaning. Indeed, nanometric scale
diamond particles could offer a new way to detect cancer far earlier than
previously thought. This is precisely the objective of a research project
called Dinamo, funded by the EU. Specifically, it aims to develop a
non-invasive nanotechnology sensing platform for real-time monitoring of
biomolecular processes in living cancer cells.

Researchers uncover a mechanism for improving song learning
in juvenile zebra finches

Most songbirds learn their songs from an adult model, mostly
from the father. However, there are relatively large differences in the
accuracy how these songs are copied. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute
for Ornithology in Seewiesen now found in juvenile zebra finches a possible
mechanism that is responsible for the differences in the intensity of song
learning. They provided the nerve growth factor “BDNF” to the song control
system in the brain. With this treatment the learning ability in juvenile males
could be enhanced in such a way that they were able to copy the songs of the
father as good as it had been observed in the best learners in a zebra finch
nest.

About Me

Graduated from University of Marmara, Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Design of Industrial Products and completed her dissertation titled "A Review on the Effects of the Trends & Periods on the Structural Constructions on the Products That are Associated With Consumer Electronics" in the same department for her Master’s Degree.

Lectured at University of Anatolia, Department of Industrial Products on part-time basis. Currently, she has been lecturing on part-time basis Faculty of Arts & Science, Department of Industrial Products Design at University of Doğuş.

She was the Head of ETMK Istanbul Branch from February 2010 to June 2011.

She took part in many competitions and projects as a member of advisory board and jury. Currently, she is the acting executive officer coordinating various projects between the Industry and University at the company where she is employed.

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